I really don’t care about the orchestrations or the video projections- how the hell is Mr. Isaac Powell? Two weeks into the show and the poor guy is injured already and missing performances? I hope he is OK and that the staging is being looked at. Extraordinary Risk Riders anyone?
Caught this the other night. Mr. Pryce going round and round saying “what’s my position?” over and over again wrecked me and the last scene with him and Ms. Atkins had me in tears. Wasn’t expecting much but got so much more.
I wish this show much success and I’m glad to see that the Producers are offering $29 tickets to all performances but, as I live on the same street as where the Westside is, I’m dreading the crowds this production will undoubtably attract for every performance. Can’t think how they plan to order the crowds that will be spilling out into the street, etc.
OK, remind me: I saw this show in its last legs in the original production, I don’t remember who closed that production, I just remember being disappointed in it after I had heard such great things about the play for so long. I thought then that maybe it was only great with its original stars. Were the roles any age? I don’t remember. Could actors 25 years later play this play? Maybe I should give it another chance with these original stars.
I Assistant House Managed a play called DUST some years ago Off-Broadway starring Hunter Foster and Richard Masur. That has nothing to do with this production but I do find it funny that 2 different plays would have this title!
Saw Fiddler for my 21st time tonight, But this post is not about that. In the second act, this jerk lights up her phone right before a heart wrenching scene where Golde tells Tevye that their daughter, Khave, has married a Russian. I’ve been really good lately with phones and talking and crinkling wrappers in the theatre but when I saw that this jerk was going to peruse her phone, I leaned over and quietly but forcibly said, “will you please turn that off!” She was scared an
Sorry, Skip 23, I must disagree with you. Have you never seen a foreign film where your eyes go down a moment to read the subtitles and then back up to see the actors? If not, you’re missing out on a lot of classic brilliant films.
And if you miss this production of Fiddler because of the subtitles, you’ll miss a very special experince.
As others have noted here, there are English Supertitles on either side of the stage. So, please don’t let the fact that you don’t know the Yiddish language stop you from seeing this amazing production! Besides the usual phone going off or the never ending talkers and rustle candy wrappers that always come to the theatre these days, there is usually a hush in the audience as you realize most everyone is reading the text and wants to stay with the story. Even if you think you
The actor portraying Fyedke, Mr. Cameron Johnson, obviously has a great body, BUT he is also a student of the Manhattan School of Music. He has an amazing tenor voice that is needed for his role in the show. He is also a fine dancer and plays his scenes beautifully. I think those qualities were why he was cast in this role.
Of course Ms. Hoffman was directed “as such”, as well as her own decisions on how to play this role. She has been interviewed and asked about this many times.
Her portrayal of Yente is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Her last scene with Golde saying goodbye is almost impossible to watch it’s so emotional and private. I think Ms. Hoffman is giving her best work to date here.
As Ms. Hoffman said in an interview, “he’s the best Tevye- evye&rdquo
